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Thursday 21 September 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# Captain

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Family man Warburton teams up with O'Brien after taking over from POM
The 28-year-old Lions captain has taken over from Peter O’Mahony for this weekend.
‘I want to be a leader like Ryan was to us'
Ger Doherty discusses Derry City’s aspirations in Europe and his role as club captain since the tragic passing of Ryan McBride.
O'Mahony confident Lions can recover and says shoulder should be fine
The Munster man was on the losing side as he captained the Lions in the first Test.
'Bohemians is a big club. It deserves to be at the right end of the table'
Derek Pender reflects on three seasons captaining Bohemians and what is proving to be a promising campaign for the club in 2017.
'Axel's a rugby man, so he would have told us all 'Play your game'' - O'Mahony
Peter O’Mahony has had a whirlwind year but is now ready to lead the Lions against the All Blacks.
'I think he’ll make us proud' - O'Mahony set to be named Lions captain
The 27-year-old is expected to be confirmed as Test captain tomorrow.
Peter O'Mahony the Lions' Test captain? It could happen this weekend
The Munster flanker is in with a good chance of leading the Lions in Auckland.
'Dad arrived yesterday so it was good timing': O'Mahony proud and honoured to lead Lions
The Munster captain was superb in Rotorua.
O'Brien's performance puts pressure on returning captain Warburton
‘I know there’s every chance that I might not even get involved in that first Test.’
‘There’s been a lot of bad press about the club. And it is unfair, it’s very unfair’
Athlone’s captain Niall Scullion chats to The42 about a difficult few weeks for the club ahead of tonight’s game with Cabinteely.
'I'd love to represent Down again but I've come out here and New York is my new county'
Gerard McCartan is hoping to lead his side to a historic victory against Sligo on Sunday.
Ryan set for final home game as 22-year-old Molony makes 'natural step'
The 27-year-old flanker is set to leave the province this summer.
'This is their opportunity' - Ireland's fringe players handed chance to impress against Iceland
The Boys in Green welcome one of Euro 2016′s surprise packages to Dublin for a friendly tonight.
Best points to 'silly mental errors' from Ireland but insists they are consistent
The Ireland captain and hooker was disappointed with some costly lineout failings.
Hectic weekend - Cork captaincy and coaching Munster schools semi-finalists
Paul Kerrigan is combining Gaelic football roles.
From inter-county uncertainty to captaincy: James Ryan to lead Limerick hurlers
Two members of the All-Ireland U21 winning side have been named as vice-captains.
'I've never played there' - Dusautoir excited about Thomond Park trip
Rassie Erasmus’ men will welcome Top 14 side Toulouse to Limerick in April.
Emotional day for Best as 100-cap captain claims another big scalp
The 34-year-old was proud of Ireland’s performance on a special day for him.
Paul O'Connell arrives in Minnesota to deliver motivational speech to Darren Clarke's Europe
European captain Clarke is hoping to tap into O’Connell’s extraordinary leadership qualities.
John Muldoon retains captaincy role at Pat Lam's Connacht
The 33-year-old will lead the western province into the Champions Cup this season.
Conan captains Leinster as Byrne handed 10 shirt for Ulster clash
Barry Daly, Rory O’Loughlin and Niall Morris all start in an exciting backline.
Erasmus confirms O'Mahony will continue as Munster captain
The new South Africa director of rugby has backed O’Mahony to lead again.
Keane would kick the poor attitude out of Belgium captain Hazard
Ireland’s number two was speaking about the Chelsea attacker in the run-up to Saturday’s Euro 2016 game.
'I get goosebumps when I run onto the pitch and hear the Munster supporters'
CJ Stander won’t be looking for the limelight in what may be his final game as Munster captain.
Stander calls on POC for leadership chats before Munster's Edinburgh clash
The back row believes his side need to respond to mistakes more maturely.
Best relieved as Ireland lift the pressure with hammering of Italy
‘It’s nice to be in a changing room where boys are enjoying themselves.’
'This was a massive opportunity' - Ireland rue missed chance in Paris
Captain Rory Best says Ireland struggled when France changed their props and scrum tactics.
'I consider myself very lucky' -- O'Connell ready to improve golf game after dominating Irish rugby
‘You’re either going to get back to being strong and fast and powerful again or you’re not. And that makes the decision for you.’
Sean O'Brien: It would be huge honour to captain Ireland, but if it's not to be I'll soldier on
The flanker is not often spoken of as captaincy material, but would jump at the chance if it was offered.
'Talk is cheap, you need to show actions' - Munster captain Stander
The number eight hopes his team can win supporters back over in the coming weeks.
Best candidate for Ireland captaincy is Rory, with O'Mahony almost ready
Joe Schmidt has a number of contenders to select from ahead of the Six Nations.
Stander leads by example as he follows in the footsteps of great Munster leaders
The Ireland-qualified back row isn’t a fan of doing too much talking.
Huge boost for Munster as CJ Stander signs on for two more years
The powerful back row is now qualified to play for Ireland.
Drogba: I thought Terry was a Chelsea reserve!
The Ivorian reveals the info in his soon-to-be-released autobiography.
From a South African farm to captaining Munster: The rise of CJ Stander
The 25-year-old was always a leader during his youth and his departure was a blow to South African rugby.
'I always take a moment during the week to realise how lucky I am' - McCaw
The 34-year-old is expected to retire after New Zealand’s World Cup final against Australia tomorrow.
Watching the All Blacks struggle last night made POC feel better about 2007
The Ireland squad have been watching more rugby than ever in what is a superb World Cup.
Leinster have a new captain with Jamie Heaslip away on World Cup duty
Kevin McLaughlin will lead Leo Cullen’s side in the opening months of the season.
Leinster confirm Leo Cullen as permanent head coach on two-year deal
Defence coach Kurt McQuilkin has also extended his contract to two years.
Birds Eye introduced chicken dipper canapes and everyone cried notions
We are through the looking glass now.